Amanda Vanstone saw Margaret Thatcher in full flight at Commons question time in the '80s. She recalls watching in awe as the first female British prime minister psychologically dismantled her male opponents.

Waleed Aly finds that for many victims of female circumcision, the true trauma comes not during the procedure, but when they migrate to western countries and read the glossy magazines that tell them (relentlessly) about their incompleteness.

Despite sanctions and travel bans, North Korean elites are still able to buy whatever they want, including western luxury goods. But smart sanctions are now targeting offshore banks that cooperate with the rogue state.

Waleed Aly finds that for many victims of female circumcision, the true trauma comes not during the procedure, but when they migrate to western countries and read the glossy magazines that tell them (relentlessly) about their incompleteness.

Professor Bonnie Honig wasn't surprised by the violent eruptions of infantile rage after Mitt Romney threatened to slash funding to Big Bird's network, PBS. She argues when too many shared, public objects are dismembered for profit, our natural reaction is fear and fury.

Formed in 1979 in the spirit of the ‘post-punk’ era, Severed Heads became pioneers of Australian electronic music. They recently reformed for the Adelaide Festival and RN's Sound Quality was there to capture it.